Bottle-labeling machine.



E. ERMOLD.

BOTTLE LABEUNG MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.5,19!4.

1 1 9 9,06 1 Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1.

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BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 5, I914.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2- EDWARD ERMOLID, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOTTLE-LABELING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

Application filed December 5, 1914. Serial No. 875,567.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD ERMOLD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Labeling Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottle labeling machines and the objects of the invention are to provide a bottle labeling machine that is capable of applying labels over the cork or stopper of a bottle so that the cork or stopper cannot be removed without breaking the label.

To the accomplishment of the above objects, and to such others as may hereinafter appear, the invention comprises a bottle labeling machine provided with means for folding the ends of a label over thecork or stopper of a bottle, and means for securing the folded ends of said labelto the sides of the bottle.

The invention is to be described with reference to the bottle labeling machine shown in my Patent No. 1,023,143 dated April 16, 1912. In the present case the means for operating the pickers, the paste roller and resser-arm are not shown or described, as these features are clearly shown and describeddn my former patent above referred to, and are well known.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a bottle labeling machine made in accordance with my invention, showing the improved parts of the machine, the parts not shown being the same as those shown in my former patent, above referred to. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing a label being placed over the top of a bottle, just previous to the pickers being moved upward. Fig." 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the pickers moved upward, the folding plates having acted to fold the ends of the label into position, the ends of the label being pressed into engagement with the bottle by the wipers. Fig. A is a sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the engaging end of the presser arm showing one of the folding pl tes. Fig. 6 is a detail view with parts broken away, showing the action of the wipers when forced into engagement with the neck of a bottle, as seen from above. Fig. 7 is a detail view of a label attached to a bottle after "being removed from the machine.

' to accomplish this purpose.

Referring to the drawings, numeral 1 designates the frame of the machine, which is the same as the frame shown in my former patent above referred to. In the present instance the frame is provided with a bracket 21 which supports an adjustable bottle rest 22 which is made of suitable shape to hold a bottle upright as clearly shown in the drawings. A suitable label receptacle similar to that shown in my former patent above referred to, is provided for holding a single pileof labels 44:, so that the same can-be removed one at a time by means of suitable picker means 52 which are operated in the same manner as the picker means described in my former patent above referred to.

When the pickers remove a label from the bottom of the label receptacle, the pickers carry the label from the position shownin Fig. 1- to that shown in Fig. 2 in which latter position the label is directly over the top of a the bottle at which time, in the further operation of the machine, the presser-a'rm 86 moves from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 2, so as to press the label down.against the top of the bottle. In the further operation of the machine, and while the presser-arm 86 is still holding the label against the top of the bottle, the pickers 52 move upward thereby releasing the free ends of the label which are then forced downward against the sides of the neck of the bottle by the action of the sliding folding plates A as shown in Fig. 3. r v

The folding plates A as shown in Fig. 5 are each provided with a longitudinal slot B and are slidably retained in position in the end of the resser-arm 86 by means of headed screws v, so that'the folding. plates A will be free to drop of their own weight as shownin Fig. 3 to fold over the ends of the label, the plates A being made-heavy enough It is also'to be noted that the folding plates A are normally in their lowermost position as shown in Fig. 1, but are free to move upward when they come in contact with the top of the label as shown in Fig. 2, in which latter position they remain until after the pickers have moved upward as before referred to. As the folding plates are forced upward when they come in contact with the label it is necessary that they should not be heavy enough to tear the label but only heavy enough to bend the ends of the label downward when the pickers have moved out of the way.

the label, suitable wiping means are pro-- vided for wiping the ends of the label into contact with the bottle.

The wiping means in the present instance comprise the twowipers D one on each side of the bottle. Each wiper D is pivotally supported upon one end of a lever E, the other end of which passes freely through a hole G in the end of a lever F to permit of the lever E being moved backward against the action of the springs H, the hole Gr being made large enough to permit the lever E to move up or down a short distance. The lever F is pivoted near its center to one end of a bell crank lever K, the lower end of the lever F being provided witha slot L through which a set screw M secured to the lever K passes for locking the end of the lever F in different positions for adjustment of the wipers. The bell crank lever K is pivoted at its center to a lug N on the frame of the 7 machine and the other end of the lever K is pivoted to one end of alink O, the other end of which is pivoted to a pin P. Both series of levers for the wipers are connected to the pin P, as shown in the drawings, and the pin P is connected to one end of a link Q, the lower end of which is pivoted to one end. of a lever B which is pivoted to the frame on the shaft 58. The lever B is provided with a roller S which engages a cam T- on the'main cam shaft 14 of the machine, the roller 3 being kept in engagement 'with the cam T by means of a spring U.

The wipers D are preferably made of soft rubber so as to conform to the shape of the bottle when the same are forced inward to attach the ends of the label to the bottle as shown in Figs. 3 and 6. When the wipers D are forced inward to press the ends of the label against the bottle the wipers are permitted to rock slightly backward and for ward against the ends of the label due to the pivoting of the wipers on' the levers E, the slightly enlarged holes Gin the levers F permitting thelevers E controlled by the springs H, to conform to the rocking move.- ment of the wipers.

While the Wipers D are permitted to'rock or roll slightly when forced into contact with the ends of the label this movement does not tend to displace the position, of the ends of the label'but only insures the ends of the label being secured firmly to the neck or side of the bottle in the position in which the folding plates A place the ends of the label. v

It is ordinarily customary to operate the wipers to give the same a wiping motion such as described in my patent before referred to, but in the present instance this wiping motion is not desirable for if the wipers D were arranged to move downward after, coming in contact with. the ends of the label, the label would in most instances tear apart where the label is bent over the top of the bottle. The wiping motion would also not apply the label so well about a circular bead, as shown on the neck of the bottle in Fig. 7, as is the case in the present instance when the wipers are forced only inward and permitted to rock slightly in applying the label as before described.

It is to be noted that the folding plates A only extend downward below the top of the bottle a sufficient distance to insure the proper folding of the ends of the label which extend downward a considerable distance below the ends of the folding plates A to permit of the ends of the label being en aged by the wipers.

he end of the resser-arm 86 to which the folding plates are attached is preferably provided with a'ruhber seat V tolessen the shock on the bottle, and a sliding rod W controlled by a spring X is also provided for the same purpose.

While the present invention has been described with particular reference to the details of construction and as being applicable to the machine set forth in my patent above referred to, the same is not to be considered as limited thereto, as many changes can be made and still fall within the scope of the invention set forth in the following claims: 1. A bottle labeling machine comprising in combination. a Presser-arm for holding a i 3. A bottle labeling machine comprising in combination a bottle rest, a label receptacle, oscillatory picker means for transferring labels from said labelreceptacle to the top of a bottle on said rest, a'n oscil- Iatory presser-arm for holding a label in position on the top of said bottle, means on said presser-arm for folding the ends of said labels over the top of said bottle, and oscillatory wipers for securing the ends of said labels to said bottle. a

4. A bottle labeling machine comprising in combination a bottle rest, a label receptacle, oscillatory picker means for transferring labels from said label receptacle to the top of a bottle on said rest, an oscila latory resser-arm for holding a label in position on the top of said bottle, means on said presser-arm for holding the ends of said labels over the top of said bottle, and independently supported oscillatory Wipers for securing the ends of said label to said bottle.

' 5. A bottle-labeling machine comprising in combination a bottle rest, a label receptacle, oscillatory picker means for transferring labels from said label receptacle to the top of a bottle on said rest, an oscillatory resser-arm for holding a label in position on the top of said bottle, means on said resser-arm for folding the ends of said label over the top of said bottle, Wipers for securing the ends of said label to saidbottle, 7 means for operating said picker means, means for operating said resser-arm and means independent of said resser-arm for operating said Wipers.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

EDWARD ERMULD.

Witnesses:

' WATSON A. GENTINE,

C. ENRICE, Jr. 

